2014 British Grand Prix
| 2014 British Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 9 of 19 in the 2014 Formula One World Championship | |||
 Layout of the Silverstone Circuit | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 6 July 2014 | ||
| Official name | 2014 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix[1] | ||
| Location |
Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, United Kingdom | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.901 km (3.667 miles) | ||
| Distance | 52 laps, 306.747 km (190.604 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||
| Time | 1:35.766 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
| Time | 1:37.176 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Mercedes | ||
| Second | Williams-Mercedes | ||
| Third | Red Bull-Renault | ||
The 2014 British Grand Prix (formally known as the 2014 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix)[1] was a Formula One motor race that took place on 6 July 2014 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom. The race was the ninth round of the 2014 season, and marked the 68th running of the British Grand Prix, and the 50th time that the race has been run at the Silverstone Circuit.
Report
Free Practice
Susie Wolff took part in the first free practice session, driving for Williams in lieu of Valtteri Bottas. In doing so, she became the first woman to take part in a Grand Prix weekend since Giovanna Amati failed to qualify for the 1992 Brazilian Grand Prix.[2]
Felipe Massa had a large crash at Stowe corner in first practice, but did manage to continue in second practice, and Lewis Hamilton's car broke down on track in the middle of second practice.[3][4]
Qualifying
In a final flying lap in Q3, Nico Rosberg took the pole from Sebastian Vettel with a time of 1:35.766.[5]
Race
The race began with a crash on the first lap leading to a safety car and subsequently a red flag. Kimi Räikkönen ran wide on the Wellington straight and lost control on a bump as he attempted to rejoin it. He crashed into the barriers on the opposite side of the straight after spinning through the traffic on the track. Massa attempted to swerve away from the Ferrari but spun and made contact, seriously damaging his car. Both drivers retired from the race.[6]
Race control decided that the serious damage to the guardrail must be repaired before the race resumed. The race restarted exactly one hour after the initial start time.
Nico Rosberg had his first retirement of the season following a gearbox failure, allowing Hamilton to move up into first place and win his fifth grand prix of the season.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Nico Rosberg
|
Mercedes | 1:40.380 | 1:35.179 | 1:35.766 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull-Renault | 1:45.086 | 1:36.410 | 1:37.386 | 2 |
| 3 | 22 | Jenson Button
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:44.425 | 1:36.579 | 1:38.200 | 3 |
| 4 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg
|
Force India-Mercedes | 1:41.271 | 1:37.112 | 1:38.329 | 4 |
| 5 | 20 |  Kevin Magnussen
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:42.507 | 1:37.370 | 1:38.417 | 5 |
| 6 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton
|
Mercedes | 1:41.058 | 1:34.870 | 1:39.232 | 6 |
| 7 | 11 |  Sergio Pérez
|
Force India-Mercedes | 1:42.146 | 1:37.350 | 1:40.457 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 |  Daniel Ricciardo
|
Red Bull-Renault | 1:44.710 | 1:38.166 | 1:40.606 | 8 |
| 9 | 26 |  Daniil Kvyat
|
Toro Rosso-Renault | 1:41.032 | 1:36.813 | 1:40.707 | 9 |
| 10 | 25 |  Jean-Éric Vergne
|
Toro Rosso-Renault | 1:43.040 | 1:37.800 | 1:40.855 | 10 |
| 11 | 8 | Romain Grosjean
|
Lotus-Renault | 1:43.121 | 1:38.496 | 11 | |
| 12 | 17 | Jules Bianchi
|
Marussia-Ferrari | 1:41.169 | 1:38.709 | 12 | |
| 13 | 4 | Max Chilton
|
Marussia-Ferrari | 1:42.082 | 1:39.800 | 171 | |
| 14 | 21 | Esteban Gutiérrez
|
Sauber-Ferrari | 1:43.285 | 1:40.912 | 192 | |
| 15 | 99 | Adrian Sutil
|
Sauber-Ferrari | 1:42.603 | No time | 13 | |
| 16 | 77 |  Valtteri Bottas
|
Williams-Mercedes | 1:45.318 | 14 | ||
| 17 | 19 |  Felipe Massa
|
Williams-Mercedes | 1:45.695 | 15 | ||
| 18 | 14 |  Fernando Alonso
|
Ferrari | 1:45.935 | 16 | ||
| 19 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen
|
Ferrari | 1:46.684 | 18 | ||
| EX | 13 |  Pastor Maldonado
|
Lotus-Renault | 1:43.892 | 1:44.018 | 203 | |
| 107% time: 1:47.406 | |||||||
| 21 | 9 |  Marcus Ericsson
|
Caterham-Renault | 1:49.421 | 214 | ||
| 22 | 10 |  Kamui Kobayashi
|
Caterham-Renault | 1:49.625 | 224 | ||
| Source:[7] | |||||||
Notes:
- ^1 — Max Chilton was given a five-place grid penalty for unscheduled gearbox change.[7]
- ^2 — Esteban Gutiérrez was given a ten-place grid penalty for unsafe release at previous round.[7]
- ^3 — Pastor Maldonado was excluded from the results for violating the rules by not having enough fuel to return to the pits, and he was moved to the back of the grid.[7]
- ^4 — Marcus Ericsson and Kamui Kobayashi failed to set a lap time within 107% of the fastest lap time set by Nico Rosberg in Q1. They were later given permission to start by race stewards.[7]
Race
Standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ a b "2014 FIA Formula One World Championship race calendar". Formula1.com. [[Formula One
Group|Formula One Administration]]. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|publisher=at position 15 (help) - ^ Johnson, Daniel (4 July 2014). "British Grand Prix 2014: Susie Wolff has Silverstone howler as her Williams lasts just 20 minutes of practice". Telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "British Grand Prix: Felipe Massa suffers big crash in practice". BBC.com. BBC. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ Collantine, Keith (4 July 2014). "Hamilton quickest – then breaks down". F1Fanatic.co.uk. F1 Fanatic. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ Smith, Luke (5 July 2014). "Rosberg storms to Silverstone pole ahead of Vettel and Button". motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ Menezes, Jack de (6 July 2014). "F1 British Grand Prix: Race red flagged on opening lap after heavy crash for Kimi Raikkonen". Independent.co.uk. The Independent. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Qualifying Results". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "2014 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX". 6 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
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